8 Top Ayurvedic Treatments For Heart Disease

Ayurvedic treatments for Heart disease provide with complete focus in striking at the very root of the disease by addressing the disease holistically. These Ayurvedic treatments would aim at not only relieving the individual of the heart disease, but also to provide him with the essential support and comfort for early and safe recovery.

Broadly, the Ayurvedic treatments for Heart disease works on multiple healing areas.

• Holistic Healing along with taking care of all aspects of Body, Mind & Soul Health and Well-being.

• Dosha Balance, particularly Vata dosha or the Air body Humor. Dosha balancing also includes balancing the sub doshas i.e. Vyana Vata (blood flow and beat), Sadhaka Pitta (emotional balance) and Avalambaka Kapha (Sense of security).

• Emphasis on Satvik and nourishing Diet along with enhanced digestion fire or the Agni.

• Stress management and Detoxification of the body releasing the built in ama.

• Ayurveda Panchkarma therapy and External Ayurvedic treatments for heart disease.

• Hridya Basti.

• Hridya Mudra is recommended for Heart Disease.

• Yoga asanas and relaxation techniques.

• Meditation and sound sleep of 8 hours daily.

Top 8 Ayurvedic Treatments For Heart Disease

Ayurvedic treatments for heart disease are supportive and supplementary to the main stream conventional medicine. Ayurvedic treatments for Heart disease includes modalities of Panchkarma, external therapies, internal medications, Activities, Advice of food and life style changes.

1. Panchkarma Ayurvedic Treatments for Heart Disease

Mainly our doctors would recommend Virechana ( Purgation Therapy) and Basti (Enema Therapy) in the Panchkarma Ayurvedic Treatment for Heart Disease.

2. External Ayurvedic Treatments for Heart Disease

Along with Panchkarma, some external Ayurvedic Treatments for Heart Disease are believed to be highly beneficial both for relieving and providing support to the heart patient, and also these Ayurvedic treatments effectively help to keep the heart disease at distance. The most recommended External Ayurvedic Treatments for Heart Disease are Abhyanga or the full body massage and Shiro dhara. Abhyanga massage is performed by the therapists using warm medicated oil moving their hands synchronously all over the body including the Marma points. And Shiro dhara aids by balancing and  nourishing the sixth chakra and removes spiritual obstructions if any from this particular chakra. This therapy of Shiro dhara is the technique of running a fine stream of warm oil, buttermilk, milk or ghee (clarified butter) on the middle of the forehead.

3. Hrid Basti – Ayurvedic Treatments for Heart Disease

In Hrid Basti, the warm medicated oil or herbal decoction is poured over the heart region. The benefits include; Cardio Myopathy; relieves pain in the region; strengthens chest muscles; normalizes heart function and pacifies Vata. It helps to remove the negative emotions such as unresolved anger, frustration and sadness.

Mudra Therapy for Health & Balance

4. Hridya Mudra – Hand Alignment for Heart Disease

This mudra or hand alignment has been particularly designed for those suffering from heart disease, and yet individuals having high blood pressure and palpitations may also drive favourable results from practicing the same. The index finger is to be kept steady in the root of the thumb. Next touch the tip of the thumb to that of the middle finger and ring finger together. Keep the little finger straight up. This hand alignment for heart disease may be performed once or twice a day for a period of two to five minutes.

5. Stress Management – Essential For Heart Disease

As Ayurvedic treatments aim at holistic approach for relieving the heart disease, focus is laid both at nourishing the emotional heart as well as the physical heart. Mental and emotional stress can disrupt the emotional heart and therefore stress management has been believed to be essential for providing recovery from heart disease. 

6. Heart Disease Prevention Is Most Significant

Vedic wisdom focus on Heart Disease relates to four major factors. These factors not only lay the foundation of the heart disease, but also work greatly to provide relief from the same. When you are consciously aware about these lifestyle factors, you can all the more easily comprehend your perception about keeping heart disease at bay. This needs to be understood that although Heart disease has taken us unawares today, but at the same time preventing the same is still in our hands.

• Aachar  – (Character and Conduct)

• Vichar (Perception & Thought Process)

• Vyavhaar (Attitude & Behaviour)

• Aahar ( Everyday Diet & Eating Habits)

7. Detoxification of Ama Is Necessary

Ayurvedic remedies for detoxification helps to thoroughly cleanse body systems so as to balance and reduce the accumulated toxins within the body. The elimination channels of the body—lungs, kidneys, intestines and skin—work more efficiently when we get rid of the wastes. As these toxins cause imbalance in the three doshas of the body, timely detoxification of the body helps restore the natural balance of the doshas.  Ayurvedic science believes that one can only enjoy the fruit of health if all the three doshas are in balanced state. Ayurvedic remedies for detoxification help to re-create the balance in the doshas.

8. Ayurveda Herbs and Home Remedies for Heart disease

• One of the heart home remedies may be made with the heart healing herb of garlic. Two to three flakes of garlic are to be chewed, and the juice produced needs to be swallowed slowly, preferably on  an empty stomach in the morning.

• Another recommended heart home remedy is to pound a small piece of bark of Arjuna and make it into powdered form. This powder  may be taken twice a day mixed in a teaspoon of honey or along with warm  water.

• Also as another heart supportive home remedy of Arjuna you may make this herb preparation. Take one teaspoon of the powder of Arjuna bark. Boil it in a mixture of one cup milk and one cup water till half remains. This is to be taken twice a day.

• Approx. one to three grams of the powder of the heart disease supportive herb of Cinnamon may be taken two times.

• Take half a cup of juice of freshly ground gourd. To this add 7 to 8 leaves each of holy basil and mint. Take this mixture 2 times.

• Grapes are also recommended for those suffering from  heart disease. This is because of being soft, slimy and cold by nature,  grapes have a soothing and calming effect on the heart.

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Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.

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